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Dragon ball master wrote: Tue Nov 14, 2023 8:00 am
Disney + really, This reminds me that Disney has the rights to make a dragon ball movie.
They don't, 20th Century Fox only had distribution rights to Battle of Gods, Resurrection F and Broly, which by extension is all Disney inherited when they bought Fox. To create new animated Dragon Ball content Disney would have to buy TOEI as well.
Either way Sand Land going to Disney+ is.... unexpected, but as I hate Crunchyroll's threat of monopolising the anime industry I'm not going to complain.
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sangofe wrote: Tue Nov 14, 2023 2:46 amWow, Toriyama has been busy lately.
I hope it's not the case, but I wonder if he's pulling a Bruce Willis and he's trying to work on as many projects as he can because he knows something that we don't and he's not going to be around forever?
sangofe wrote: Tue Nov 14, 2023 2:46 amWow, Toriyama has been busy lately.
I hope it's not the case, but I wonder if he's pulling a Bruce Willis and he's trying to work on as many projects as he can because he knows something that we don't and he's not going to be around forever?
Interesting point about Disney's potential involvement with Dragon Ball! The Sand Land project heading to Disney+ is indeed unexpected, but I share your concern about avoiding a monopoly in the anime industry. Let's see how it unfolds!
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Unfortunately, nope. They used to be in Japan too but it didn't last.
It's possible that every country that isn't the U.S. will get it through Disney+.
We have a Hulu equivalent here in LatAm called Star+ but it's been announced that it's gonna be discontinued in favor of a fusion with Disney+ later this year.
The series is coming out on March 20. The article has been translated with Google Translate:
Spoiler:
Star's original series ``SAND LAND:'' is an exciting adventure fantasy blockbuster about Beelzebub, a bad but pure demon prince, Rao, a human sheriff with a strong sense of justice, and thieves, monsters who act as guardians at the mercy of the prince. THE SERIES” will be exclusively distributed on Disney Plus “Star” from 16:00 (JST) on March 20th (Wednesday)!
This series is told in two chapters (total of 13 episodes): "Devil Prince Edition" and "Angel Hero Edition". The titles of each chapter are named by the original author, Akira Toriyama.
The ``Devil Prince Arc'' is a reconstruction of the movie ``SAND LAND'', which was released in theaters in the summer of 2023, with unreleased cuts and new scenes, and is developed from episodes 1 to 6. Episodes 7 to 13 are called the "Angel's Hero Edition" and depict Beelzebub's new adventures in Forest Land, which was created by Akira Toriyama.
■ 『SAND LAND: THE SERIES』
Demon Prince Edition: Episodes 1 to 6
Angel's Hero Edition: Episodes 7 to 13
▼Scheduled delivery schedule
Episodes 1 to 7 will be distributed from 16:00 (JST) on March 20th (Wednesday/Holiday)
From March 27th (Wednesday), episodes 8 and later will be distributed one by one every Wednesday at 16:00 (JST)
Sandland's glowup seems to be so random and sudden. Like I guess it's a good time to be a creator with a handfull of stories, because good lord or these companies desperate for content.
sangofe wrote: Tue Nov 14, 2023 2:46 amWow, Toriyama has been busy lately.
I hope it's not the case, but I wonder if he's pulling a Bruce Willis and he's trying to work on as many projects as he can because he knows something that we don't and he's not going to be around forever?
sangofe wrote: Tue Nov 14, 2023 2:46 amWow, Toriyama has been busy lately.
I hope it's not the case, but I wonder if he's pulling a Bruce Willis and he's trying to work on as many projects as he can because he knows something that we don't and he's not going to be around forever?
Now I can only hate myself for predicting this
Nobody can predict a hit to the skull that ends their life..
New info wrote:
The anime will debut its first seven episodes simultaneously on Disney+ Star's "STAR Anime Series" programming on March 20, and will stream on Hulu in the U.S.
The first six episodes are labeled the "Akuma no Ōji" (Prince of Demons) arc, and will feature footage from the anime film recut to a series format, with some additional footage.
Episodes 8-13 will debut one episode every Wednesday thereafter, and episodes 7-13 will be an all-new "Tenshi no Yūsha" (Angelic Heroes) arc, with the story set in a new place called "Forest Land." Toriyama conceptualized the new arc's story.
Dragon Ball was always a kid series and fans should stop being in denial.
